Classifieds Feedback - Page 2

GeckoFiend · #11 09-28-2007, 09:14 AM

The feedback, I don't really care about either way.

The paypal thing could be an issue though. Many of us advertise animals for sale on several other websites. What happens if someone buys an animal on a different site, then someone here decides they want it?

Personally, I like to have some contact with a buyer before any money changes hands.

**Marty** · #12 09-28-2007, 10:48 AM

babamba, that's up to you though. If you don't list your PP address then paypal won't be enabled for your listing. If you sell it on another site, then be sure to close the listing here. Also, you can always put a clause into your classifieds to send you a PM first before 'committing to buy'. There are ways around most of the issues. Big hurdle is listing multiple items though.

**mat.si** · #13 09-28-2007, 11:27 AM

Hi!
I don't think this kind of classifieds system would work for the gecko breeders in Europe at all.
I Europe, animals are sold in a totally different way. Almost all animals are sold on different expos (Hamm, etc), not individually sold and shipped like in the US.
Most people place adds on the forum a month or so before expos (mostly Hamm) so animals can then be discussed and reserved and later picked up and paid for at the expo.
Listing only one animal (or a pair) of one species in the add would make no sense to me and (I guess) to most breeders from Europe.
People mostly list available species, possibly (or not) with available numbers.
A lot of these parameters can also change before the expo. Number of animals (new babies hatch), sexes (animals grow and are sexed), some reservations are canceled and animals become available again.

If I have 10 unsexed babies of Goniurosaurus splendens available, I certainly don't want to list every baby in a separate add. That would quickly put the total number of adds in the new section in hundreds and it would quickly become a real mess. Selling our gecko babies is something completely different than selling used CDs on ebay.

I agree that the old add section would probably need some changes, but the new one would be mostly useless to me and I guess to most of the European breeders as well.

Regards, Matjaz

spidergecko · #14 09-28-2007, 02:21 PM

Do classifieds ads disappear after they are closed, and how long does that take?

WildEyeReptiles · #15 09-29-2007, 12:40 PM

Personally, I like the idea of more uniformity in the classifieds. I dont like the photos on the side, takes up too much room. Too distracting. I think simply listing the species (or "various" for more) for sale and your location (Hamm, US only etc) would be much easier. It would be easier to scan through what was there instead of having to look through "for sale," "awesome deal" and "high end" whatever those ads may contain. Also, think that replies are necessary in case you are unable to reach seller another way. Granted, this isnt really an admin issue... just my thoughts on making things easier to navigate.

**Marty** · #16 09-29-2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by spidergecko

Do classifieds ads disappear after they are closed, and how long does that take?

Yes they do, once the seller chooses to close the ad (or the ad has been paid via paypal) the ad will be closed and no longer listed. I think

Haven't really been tested extensively, that's what we're doing now...

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Originally Posted by WildEyeReptiles

Personally, I like the idea of more uniformity in the classifieds. I dont like the photos on the side, takes up too much room. Too distracting. I think simply listing the species (or "various" for more) for sale and your location (Hamm, US only etc) would be much easier. It would be easier to scan through what was there instead of having to look through "for sale," "awesome deal" and "high end" whatever those ads may contain. Also, think that replies are necessary in case you are unable to reach seller another way. Granted, this isnt really an admin issue... just my thoughts on making things easier to navigate.

I think we may need to compromise a little and implement some type of a workable hybrid system, where you can start ads and list animals individually using the new classifieds or if you're one that has constantly morphing situations and animals coming and going you will be able to post in the threads like now. This alone should lighten the load in the 'for sale' threads and make that more usuable. At the same time the new classifieds should also be usable. Since our traffic is really a 50/50 b/w north america and Europe should we have mirror systems for North America and Europe? ie. For Sale - NA & For Sale - EU ?

spidergecko · #17 09-29-2007, 02:16 PM

I don't know. Frankly, I like the classifieds. They are easy to use, clean up the BUMP BUMP BUMP clutter, and with pics, you can see animals without having to PM people with, "Do you have pics?" Suffice it to say, people can just as easily add pics to the regular classifieds forum but I like this way better. I don't however, like the way secondary pics show up when you click the thumbnail. That whole Kingsnake way of seeing images drives me nuts. I like when the secondary images appear in the same box as the primary.

Addressing the PayPal thing, if a seller doesn't like it, just don't use it. Since it's easy enough to bypass, I don't see much issue with it.